Quote of the Day:"Nineteen! Nineteen! Nineteen! (Yeahhh Baby!!! Booyah!!!)"-Rojo (and Wejo) during Walter Dix's amazing 19.69 run (video on the right) at NCAA regionals. Dix throws down the 19.69, the crowd goes crazy, and then he quickly turns and exits the track. Dix was the entertainment for the meet as there is no attempt to entertain fans at 99% of track meets.

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Big Weekend In Eugene Track Town, USA will host the NCAAWestern Regional Friday and Saturday and then the $150,000 Road To Eugene Meet on Sunday. The Road To Eugene meet will feature top fields including K. Robinson and Nick Symmonds in the 800 and a tight 2 hr schedule.

Great Read: Great Ryan Hall Profile on NBCSportsNice
article as the focus, with a short video to supplement it. Perfect.
Read about how Ryan got started in running, his interesting family, and
the reason Sara is not married to a Stanford football player.

Bekele Is Defeated. Wejo
has called to say that Bekele's quest for a record 6th long course
title didn't happen, as on the last lap just after he took a lead that
Wejo was certain enough was big enough to get the win, Bekele suddenly
lost it, dropped back and quickly dropped out as the Kenyan crowd went
wild. Olympic 10k bronze medallist Zersenay Tadesse
won Eritrea's first individual title. Wejo said the Kenyan crowd
was unreal as people were watching from the trees. The atmosphere was way, way crazier than Boulder
apparently. He said the Kenyan crowd only seemed to care about two
things - having a Kenyan in front in each race and seeing Bekele lose.
He said they didn't really acknowledged ex-Kenyan Lornah Kiplagat who
won the women's race. *Results here.
*News Flash From IAAF on Race: Bekele's dropout unexplained.*BBC Article on Race as Mo Farah Gets 11th*AP Preview of Race

First
Ever: Ask Wejo: High Mileage Training, Evil Stop Watches, the NCAA
Season, and Ryan HallWeldon
answers your training questions on AT pace (whatever that is), 140 mile
weeks, and the collegiate racing season. Plus confidence,
overconfidence, Ryan Hall's race in
Jacksonville, and runners choking at NCAAs. All just an attempt to be
more self-marketed than Dean K.

Photos Kip Keino Comes to IthacaThe
legendary Kip Keino came to Ithaca, NY, the east coast home of
letsrun.com. See photos of the event including Olympic champ Peter
Rono, Keino's son, Ian, and
LetsRun.com's Wejo, Rojo, and even JK.

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proof Lance Armstrong dopes, learn AJ Acosta is not
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Track
After
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Floyd Landis Trial*Floyd Landis Trial Ends - Don't worry a ruling won't happen for over a month and then if Landis loses it will be appealed to CAS.*Live Internet Coverage of Trial By Trust But Verify(Group admits they are a bit pro-Landis but want justice to be served)*Floyd Landis Case Gets InterestingA scientist with a pinkie ring was flown in on a private jet and several scientists supported Landis. Said one, "I'm terribly sorry, but if someone's life depends on it, his career depends on it, you don't go on assumptions." We don't know if he's guilty or innocent but we 100% agree.

Arezzo 10kStefano Baldini 3rd/Vincenza Sicari Wins Women's 5kBaldini said it was important to race after dropping out of London and that he'll decide on the world champs in the next few days. The men's race featured a mass sprint finish and was one by relatively unknown Kenyan Natashon Rugut Kipngetich.

Ponce Grand Priz (Puerto Rico)Geoffrey Rono and David Freeman had a nice battle at 1500 as Rono won in 3:36 but Freeman's 3:38.90 broke Puerto Rico's 30 yr old national record. Felix Sanchez's comeback continued as he ran 46.45 for 5th in the 400 as he prepares to run the 400m hurdles in 2 weeks in NYC. *Ponce Results

First IAAF Super Grand Prix Is Friday In Doha, Qatar - Meet Preview The action will be hot in the men's 800, 1500 and 3k but one of the more interesting stories is that US long jumper Dwight Phillips has hooked up with Carl Lewis' old coach and claims he's gonna be a force in the 100m. Start Lists and Results Here.

LetsRun.comWejo's Kenya Photos: 546 Photos from His Post World XC Trip See how the Kenyans live and train in Eldoret and Iten. Plus photos of Kip Keino's center, St. Patrick's High School, Singore Girls School,Lornah Kiplagat's, and the Kimbia house. Not to mention photos
of Tergat, Tanui, Kiplagat, and many more.

End Is Near For Sonia O'Sullivan At 37, she admits its harder to train and Sunday's
Great Ireland Run in Dublin may well be her last competitive road race
of her career in her native Ireland. She still plans on racing a
marathon in the next year before calling it quits.

Devine Racing
Still Trying to Tarnish Whatever Little Reputation it Still Has Left The
way we read this article the checks have been in the mail for over a
month as Devine still has not paid last year's prize money for the Salt
Lake City Marathon (this year's race is next week). USATF also
is a joke for continuing to sanction such an event. We need to start a
section on here where you all can rate the
road races you run.

In Depth Talk
With USATF CEO Craig Masback from FloCast: 65 minutes with
USATF's boss. At least watch it before you bitch . We haven't seen it
yet but Mark of Flocasts says its good and its 3am.
*Part1: *Part 2 Hardest
Part of the Job
*Part 3: Poker (He'd better not knock
our favorite sport)
*Part 4: TV
*Part
5: Future Goals*Part
6: Beer, Gambling and Women

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Secondary Quote of the Day: "I ran 3 miles today on the treadmill at 7:45 pace. I think I hurt my calf...... I was all out." -Sub 4author Chris Lear who made a celebratory appearance at the NCAA East Regional.